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The 12-cent-per-gallon fuel tax increase took effect Nov. 1.

The conundrum faced by Alan Greenspan is back — and possibly worse.

Federal Reserve officials are pushing for a potentially radical revamp of the playbook for guiding U.S. monetary policy, hoping to seize a moment of economic calm and leadership change to prepare for the next storm.

The Chicago Board of Education makes a second run at the primary market on Thursday as it returns to offer $857 million of general obligation bonds to muni buyers.

Builders’ confidence in the market for new single-family homes increased.

Industrial production grew 0.9% in October, the Federal Reserve reported Thursday.

Changing demographics will be a challenge for policymakers, who will have to constantly evaluate and adapt, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Loretta Mester said Thursday.

The region's manufacturing sector expanded in November, at a slower pace than in October.

U.S. import prices rose by 0.2% in October on a 1.4% gain in fuel prices as well as combined 0.2% gain in the other components, according to data released by the BLS.

Initial claims U.S. state unemployment benefits rose by 10,000 to 249,000 in the November 11 week, well ahead of the 235,000 level expected.